Water-elevator.



No. 868,657. PATENTED 0012,22, 1907.

A. 'HAASL WATER ELEVATOR. APPLICATION FILED we. 23'. 1906.

WITNESSES .INVENTOR f 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 868,657 PATENTED OUT. 22-, 1907.

' HAAS.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 190B.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ATTORNEYS ALBERT I IAAS, OF NF YORK, N. Y.

WATER-EL VATOR.

No. season Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 22, 19070 Application filed August 23, 1906. Serial No. 331,730."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT Haas, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,

borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved WatenEle vator, of which the followingis a full, clear; and exact descriptionj My invention relates to'water elevators or pumps especially adapted foruse in connection with wind mills in the various branches of the farming industry, particularly in the work of irrigation from wells, and the purpose 01' the invention is to obtain greater efiiciency together with a reduction in the cost of the plant and the cost of working e some, not obtainable in anyi manufactured very simply from strips of ductile sheet pump of the sun 10 character of which I have knowledge.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a pump or water elevator for wind mills which will be simple and-durable in construction, readily and eco: nominally installed, and which is not liable to get out of order, and wherein the motion is purely a rotary one and wherein there is a total avoidance of the jerkingand pulling motions so destructive in most ordinary pumps, resulting in loss oi momentum and power, and wherein also on account of the rotary motion of the elevator it can be run at the highest speed considered safe for the wind mill operating it, enabling all possible advantage 1 It is also a purpose of the invention to obtain a mini-.

to be taken of strong winds.

mum of friction and proportionate greater return of 'power:

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

I taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the improved device; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken practically on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central section through the upper and lower portions of the body of the device, illustrating a slight modification in the construction when the device is of more than ordinary dirhensions The body A of the device consists of one or more sections 10 of pipe of uniform diameter vertically disposed and preferably connected by providing, the abutting ends of the sections with flanges 10, which are fastened together by bolts 11 having suitable nuts, or by the use of equivalents for the bolts; but except where the sections 10 are oi unusually large diameter, as shown in Fig. 5, the outer ends of the upper and lower sections of the body are threaded as is shown at 12 in Fig. 1, for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The tubular sections oi the body A inclose' throughout a double spiral watenelevation screw B, constructed in sections 13, which correspond in length to the length of the body sections 10.- The sections 13 of the double spiral screw elevating device are connected where they abut usually by splitting the sections at such points and causing them to interlock in a smooth manner as is shown at 14 in Fig. 1; .but equivalent means for effect ing-a smooth connection may be substituted.

The double spiral screw elevating device B is without a central driving shaft, and on that account may be metal twisted to the desired pitch. The screw elevating device B is loosely fitted in'tho pipe section 10 of the body A,-and is held from turning by passing screws 15 through said pipe sections, the inner ends of which screws are smooth, as shown in Fig. 1 and said smooth inner ends of the screws 15 are made to bear against that 'side of the blades of the spiral opposite to the direction in which said screw elevating device is to turn.

Upon an exact line with the lower end of the, lower tubular section 1.0 of the body A, the double spiral elevating device 13 is somewhat narrowed at its outer edges, forming shoulders 16, which rest upon an annular flange ,17 formed within a "LT-shaped bearing terminal C for the body A, which flange is at or near the top of said bearing terminal, being at the top when the lower tubular bodysection 10 has a flange connection 18 with said bearing terminal, as is shown in Fig. 5, and near the top when said lower body section 10 is screwed into the said bearing terminal, as is illustrated in Fig. 1; and such an engagement between the flange l7 and the shoulders 16 serves to prevent the spiral elevating device B from droppingidown from its position in the body tube as is clearly shown in both Figs. 1 and 5.

The double spiral elevatingdevice 13 extends down into the bearing terminal C, and the pivot pin 19 is contrally secured to its lower end in any approved manner. 9 5

The said pin is mounted to rest in a socket -20,made in the lower central portion of the bearing terminal C, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The lower ends of the blades of the double spiral elevating device B are widened below i the shoulders 16 and eitend into the bearing terminal 100 C at the initial curvature of about ninety degrees, again assuming their normal width; and after such curvature said terminals are widened still more and gradually lose their pitch until at their lower extrcmitics they extend practically horizontally in opposite 105 directions as shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5. The said lower ends'oi the blades of tho elevating device B are provided with practically vertical members 21 at their outer side edges, providing opposing open receiving faces 22, as is particularly shown in Fig. 4. The said 110 members Zl are added to the blades of the spiral in order to prevent ccntriiugalforce from driving the water over theouter edges of said elevating device and insuring the water ascending the same. Thus aldouble scoop 23 is formedrat the lower terminal of said elevating device, the water entering the latter through the opposing open sides of the bearing terminal 0,. as is shown. in Fig. 4. The scoops 23 are aided in their action by the two arms 0 of the bearing terminal 0, the inner sides of which are provided with curved recesses '24 corresponding to the cuivature of the side members 21 of the scoops, whereby t cut the water and drive it sidewise inward into the path of the scoops.

The bearing terminal C terminates in the central bearing pin 25 which fitsrlooscly in asocket 26 produced in a preferably suspendedblock 27, which latter is conveniently fastened by a wire 28, cable or its equivalent to the sides of a well or other receptacle for water in which the body A is introduced. The purpose of the block 27 and its fasteniiigs is to prevent the possibility of extreme oscillation when the water in the elevating device 13 is being run at high speed.

v The body A and its attachments are entirely supported from the upper terminal member D, which con sists of an upper U-shaped section 29, a ring base 30 and a flange 31 that extends downward from the base; and in the bottom surface of said base a groove is produced, adapted to receive ball bearings 32 as is shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

In the smaller type of the device shown in Fig. l,

the upper end of the tubular body A is screwed into the base section of the upper terminal D; whereas in the larger type of the device, illustrated in Fig. 5, said upper terminal member D is provided with an interior flange 33, to which the flange 10 of the upper body section is secured in the manner heretofore described.

A tank E receives the water delivered from the olevating device B, the said tank having an opening 34 in its bottom, pr'cforably surrounded by an upwa'rdly extending guard flange 3-3; and the upper end of the tubular body A extends through the said opening and within said' flange, as is shown in Fig. l. The upper terminal D is mounted to revolve upon the upper onlarged surface 36 of a tubular bearing 37 bolted to the bottom of the tank E and its support E, which latter may be of any desired type. The flange 31. of the upper terminal D extends down over the exterior of the flanged surface 36 of the said tubular bearing 37, and said flanged surface 36 is provided with a groove to rcceive the ball bearings 32 as is illustrated'iu Figs. 1 and 5.

The tank E is provided with a delivery spout stand a cover E made in two sections 38 and 39 having a central opening 40 and a loose lap scam connection 41- as is shown in Fig. l; and one section of the cover is provided with a hasp 42 that rcccivcs a staple 43 secured to said tank. Thus it will be observed that the cover E can be removed in sections, which is necessary since a shaft 44 extends from the upper terminal D out through the opening 40 in the cover, and said shaft is provided with an upper reduced thrcadcdscction 45 that carries a fly wheel 46; and further, said threaded section 45 of the shat't 44 is screwed into a second shaft 47 whose upper portion is polygonal in cross section, and is provided upon one face with teeth 48, which teeth engage teeth 49 on a third shaft 50, driven from the gearing F operated by the wind mill. The two shafts47 and 50 turn as one shaft and yet are adjustably connected by a clip 51 of any desired type, as is shown in Fig. 2. t

Among the advantages of the device which may be named is that the spiral being double the spiral passages are only about twice as high as they are wide, and since the spirals extend through the full length of the pipe there is no heavy column of water above the spiral, which column ofwater, were it present, on account of its pressure would require an appreciable item of greater power to be raised, but instead of this the momentum is imparted and maintained throughout the length of the spiral and pipe. The double spiral is also calculated to be of such pitch as to give the greatest possible return for the-power expended. It may also be mentioned thatthe flanges of the upporlerminal member D serve to protect the ball bearings from the water and thus keep said bearings fromrusting.

It will be observed that no special foundation is rcquirod forthe pump, thus rendering its installment very economical, and that ready access is-had to the very bottom of the device, since the pump rests upon a suspended base and is wholly supported from above.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patcnt,-

1. In a water elevator. a suspended bearing, a tubular body, a terminal for the upper end of the body inounlcd to rotate. a bearing terminal for the lower end of the body,

the said bearing terminal terminating in a bearing pin, fitting loosely in a socket in said suspended bearing. and a water elevating device held in said tubular body.

2. In a water elevator, a tubular body, a. double spiral elevating device held within said body, a terminal for the upper end of the body mounted to rotate, and a bearin;; terminal for the lower end thereof. said spiral elevating device terminating at its owcr end in scoops located in said bearing terminal.

fl. In a water elevator, a tubular body, a double splral water elevating device extending the length of said body, a terminal member for the upper end of said body, a sup port on which said terminal member is mounted to rotate, a bearing terminal for the lower end of the body, a post sccurcd to the lower cud portion of the said bearing terminal, said post being mounted to turn in a lower bearing, and opposing oppositcLv-fncing scoops constituting the lower terminal for the water elevating device, which scoops are locatcd within said bearing terminal for the lower end of the body.

1. ln awatvr elevator, a tank, a tubular body,extendimr through and mounted to turn in said tank, a support on which the uppcl' cud of the tubular body is mounted to turn. a bearing terminal for the lower end of the said body, a (luilblc spiral water elevating device extending the b-ngth of the said tubular body. said water elevating device terminating at its lower end in opposing oppositely.- t'nccd scoops located in said hearing terminal, and means for holding the double spiral wfa'lcr clovating device from turning: in said tubular body and from sliding therefrom.

5. in a water elevator, a tank, a tubular body extending through and mounted to turn in said tank, a support on which the upper part of the tubular body is mounted to turn. a bearing terminal for the lower end of the said 6. In a water elevator, attack, a suspended bearing below the tank, a tubular body extending through and mounted to turn in the tank, a bearing terminal for the said body, mounted to revolve in the said suspendedbear- .ing, the bearing terminal being provided withopen side surfaces, an upper terminal for the said body, mounted to revolve in the said tank, roller bearings for said upper terminal of the body, a double spiral extending the length of the said body, which spiral at its lower end terminates in opposing oppositely-facing scoops located within the said bearing terminal, lueans for holding the said double spiral against turning in and slipping from said tubular body, and means for rotating the upper terminal for said body.

, 7. In a water elevator,, the combination with a tank having an opening therein, a tubular bearing around said opening having a ball race in its upper surface, a' tubular body constructed in ponnected sections, an openterminal for the upper end of said body, mounted to turn on said tubular bearing in engagement with the rollers carried thereby, a shaft connectedwith said upper terminal, -c'on structedin adjustable sections, means for turning said shaft, a double spiral water elevating device constructed in sections of equal length to the sections of the body and extending from end to end of the body, a bearing terminal for the lower end of the body, open at opposite sidesIa suspended bearing in which said bearing terminal is pivoted, scoop terminals for the lower end of the double spiral water elevating device, which scoops face in opposite directions, a pivotal support for the lower end of said water elevating device, and means for holding the said' device against turning in or slipping from the said tubular body. 3 y v l 8. In a water elevator, a tubular body, a terminal for the upperend oi the body mounted to rotate, a bearlng terminal for the lower endof said body, a double spiral water elevating device in said tubular body, said water elevating device terminating at its lowerend in scoops located in said bearing terminal, and means for holding the water elevating device from turning in said-tubular 9. In a water elevator, a tubular 'body, a double spiral water elevating device extending the length of said body, a terminal member for the upper end of said body, a support on which said terminal member ismounted to rotate, a bearing terminal for the lower end of the body and .a pivot pin secured to the lower end po'rtion of the water elevating device, and engaging a socket in said bearing body and provided at its lower end with a pivot Pin en gaging a socket in said bearing terminal. 7 11. In a water.elevator, a suspended bearing, a tubular body, means for supporting the said tubular bodyfrom its upper portion, the said body being mounted to rotate on said supportingmeans and'pi'ovided at its lowerendwith a terminal having opensides the said terminal engaging at its lower end thesald suspended bearing to prevent e1;-

treme oscillation of said tubular body, and a spiral water elevating device held in' said tubular body and provided at its lower end with scoop terminals located in said terminal of the tubular body. '1- l 4 Iii-testimony whereof l havesi gned myname to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' ALBERT HAAS.

Witnesses HUGH'J, Common. WHATELY 1. Someone.- 

